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Discover the Ships graveyard at Twilight
Enjoy a free included drink
Local wild dolphins live within the Sanctuary
Sunken vessels and their secrets await
See wild dolphins as you pass through the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

Twilight Ships Graveyard Tour

By Port River Cruises
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$88 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
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  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Running from October-March this seasonal tour is not to be missed. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the views as the Port River takes on a twilight hue. Your Skipper is also your guide and will share with you the local history, famous ships and iconic locations you are cruising past.

The Ships Graveyard
These beautiful semi-scuttled vessels take on a whole new hue in the twilight light. Be amazed as you cruise past the giant wrecks, half-submerged in the hidden backwaters of the Port River and learn their history.

A Rich Maritime History
The Port Adelaide River is steeped in a rich maritime history that you will discover as you cruise along its length, seeing famous ships and locations. Your cruise guide will point out interesting landmarks and vessels, and we provide a PowerPoint display with additional information for the duration of the cruise.

Relax With A Complimentary Drink
Add that extra special flare to your cruise with a complementary glass of wine, beer or soft drink.

Activity location

  • Garden Island Ships' Graveyard
    • 5015, Garden Island, South Australia, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Port Adelaide Lighthouse
    • 5015, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Twilight Ships Graveyard Tour
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 6:00 pm
Price details
AU$88.00 x 1 AdultAU$88.00
Total
Price is AU$88.00
Until Thu, 16 Jan

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedMobility and/or Wheelchair Ramp
  • What's includedWhat's includedBathroom on board

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Garden Island Ships' Graveyard
  • 30m
The remains of at least 40 abandoned vessels lie embedded in silt and partially hidden by mangroves in the backwaters of the Port River, in Adelaide's north west. The collection includes large and small sailing, steam and motor vessels, barges, pontoons and dredges. The Port Adelaide graveyards are made up of five abandonment sites (ships' graveyards), including Garden Island. The Garden Island ships' graveyard is the largest site, with 25 known vessels to have been abandoned between 1909 and 1945. As vessels within the Port fell into disrepair or were no longer viable, harbour authorities needed to cater for their disposal. South Australia's relatively shallow gulf waters meant that scuttling at sea was not generally an option. The alternative was that most obsolete vessels were beached and broken up at various sites around Port Adelaide - some were completely salvaged but others were only partially scrapped.
Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
  • 30m
The Ade­laide Dol­phin Sanc­tu­ary is one of the gems of met­ro­pol­i­tan Ade­laide. Locat­ed only 20 min­utes from Ade­laide, this marine park is home to around 30 res­i­dent bot­tlenose dol­phins, with anoth­er 400 tran­sient dol­phins that vis­it at var­i­ous times. These wild dol­phins come here to feed, play, socialise and nurse their calves. Inside the Sanc­tu­ary you will find a 10,000 year-old man­grove for­est, as well as sea­grass, salt­marsh, tidal flats and tidal creeks, which all pro­vide habi­tat and food for the dol­phins. The Sanc­tu­ary is a part of South Aus­trali­a’s largest port, and has a num­ber of Abo­rig­i­nal and Euro­pean cul­tur­al and his­tor­i­cal places of interest. The area is also a pop­u­lar bird watch­ing site and shares most of its north­ern coastal habi­tat with the Ade­laide Inter­na­tion­al Bird Sanc­tu­ary.
Port Adelaide
  • 30m
The area now known as Port Adelaide was traditionally inhabited by the Kaurna people, who also occupied the Adelaide Plains, the Barossa Valley, the western side of the Fleurieu Peninsula, and northwards past Snowtown. The Kaurna people called the Port Adelaide area Yartapuulti, and the estuarine area Yertabulti, which means ‘land of sleep or death’. Port Adelaide was founded by European settlers January 6th, 1837, although it was originally known by the title Port Creek Settlement. Shipping began one month after foundation although at that time it was unsuitable for large ships who had to instead land at Holdfast Bay until the port was chartered.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESGarden Island Ships' Graveyard
    • 5015, Garden Island, South Australia, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPort Adelaide Lighthouse
    • 5015, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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